A fMRI Study of the Treatment of Danish Veterans With PTSD With Prolonged Exposure Therapy

NCT ID: NCT02519296

Last Updated: 2016-08-10

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-01-31

Study Completion Date

2021-01-31

Brief Summary

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In this article, the investigators report the design and protocol of a functional magnetic resonance imaging study (fMRI) of the treatment of Danish veterans with PTSD with Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE). In total 30 Danish veterans will be recruited, who meet the ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for PTSD, and treated with PE. A group of controls will be recruited consisting of age-appropriate same sex veterans who have participated in international missions similar to the patient group

Detailed Description

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Primary outcome measures are the changes in d2-test assessment of attention and concentration, Beck Depression Inventory, Post-traumatic Symptom Scale-Interview version and PTSD Checklist- Military Version.

Secondary outcome measures concern changes of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BNDF) and changes in the brain structure with focus on the hippocampal function using fMRI.

Conditions

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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Prolonged Exposure Therapy

In total 30 Danish veterans will be recruited, who meet the ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for PTSD, and treated with PE.

Intervention with eight sessions of PE, psychometrics, blood analyses and fMRI.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Prolonged Exposure Therapy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

8 sessions with prolonged exposure therapy and fMRI.

Observation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

fMRI.

fMRI

Intervention Type DEVICE

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brain

30 Danish veterans without PTSD

A group of controls will be recruited consisting of age-appropriate same sex veterans who have participated in international missions similar to the patient group.

Observation with psychometrics, blood analyses and fMRI.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Observation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

fMRI.

fMRI

Intervention Type DEVICE

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brain

Interventions

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Prolonged Exposure Therapy

8 sessions with prolonged exposure therapy and fMRI.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Observation

fMRI.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

fMRI

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the brain

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Cases: Danish veterans with ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for PTSD
* Controls: Danish veterans without ICD-10 diagnostic criteria for PTSD

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants who have an active abuse of psychoactive substances with daily consumption.
* Participants who consume more than 21 units of alcohol per week, and who, during the last month, have had repetitive episodes with craving, episodes of loss of control due to alcohol consumption, and a weakened ability to manage consumption, stop or reduce consumption
* Participants who have a current ICD-10 diagnosis within:

* F20 to F29 Schizophrenia
* Schizotypical mental disorder
* Delusional disorder
* Acute and transient psychotic disorders and Schizoaffective psychosis
* F30 Manic single episode
* F31 Bipolar affective disorder
* F60.2 Dyssocial personality structure
* F60.3 Emotionally unstable personality structure
* F90 Hyperkinetic disorder (ADHD) F98.8 Other behavioural and emotional disorders in childhood and adolescence (ADD)
* Participants who have a daily intake of sedative, anxiolytic
* Participants who score below 23 on the Mini Mental State Examination, and (5)
* Participants who within the last 3 months have had a serious suicide attempt.

* Ferromagnetic prostheses (including straps prostheses, clips on blood vessels, pacemakers, and metal splinters)
* claustrophobia and movements during the scan.
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Aalborg University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jørgen Aagaard

MD, professor, senior consultant, DrMedSc

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Morten Kjølbye, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Aalborg University Hospital

Other Identifiers

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PE-PTSD-Klinik Syd

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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